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PARCC tests continue in Louisiana; see new figures here

The second phase of PARCC testing continued in Louisiana Tuesday, with students taking a math exam.

More than 320,000 students in third through eighth grades are taking PARCC assessments in English and math this week. The tests are being administered at more than 1,200 school sites, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

So far, more than 3.6 million PARCC end of year tests have been administered.

On Monday, students in several states took a Phase II PARCC test. A total of 181,200 tests were administered in New Jersey, representing one of the highest amounts. Another 176,400 tests were administered in Illinois.

In the southern states, 54,000 PARCC tests were administered in Arkansas on Monday, and 42,800 were given in Mississippi.

According to the Louisiana Department of Education, officials have received and responded to more than 2,820 emails in its assessment inbox since Jan. 1. Officials have also answered 542 calls to its assessment hotline.

Students will take the English Language Arts part of the test on Wednesday and Thursday.

The PARCC tests are replacing the LEAP and ILEAP exams in Louisiana this year. Proponents have said the PARCC tests are more rigorous and better aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Opponents have said the tests can be overly difficult and do not always match up to what students are learning in the classroom.

In Lafayette Parish, about 150 parents have opted their children out of the PARCC tests this year.